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Feb 12, 2013 · The original Botanic Garden of Cambridge University was founded in 1762 in the centre of the city, now known as the New Museums Site. It was the former garden of the Austin Friars, purchased by Dr Richard Walker, Vice-Master of Trinity College, in 1760 for £1600. Botanic Garden lecture rooms (1800) by Richard Harraden and J Harraden Cambridge ...
The original Botanic Garden of Cambridge University was founded in 1762 in the centre of the City, now known as the New Museums Site. It grew plants used for teaching medical students at the University. John Stevens Henslow, Professor of Botany at Cambridge from 1825 – 1861, was responsible for moving the Garden to its current site.
Jun 24, 2013 · Trees of the Botanic Garden. Our trees provide a framework around which the other elements of the Garden have evolved. Follow this trail around the western half of the Garden to discover the major tree families and the characteristics that make them unique. By Cambridge University Botanic Garden. This trail starts by dropping you in front of ...
The original Cambridge University Botanic Garden was started in 1760 on the site of a former Augustinian Friary, but was displaced by the building of the Cavendish laboratories near the centre of town. One of the problems with the location was that the original site was only about 5 acres, so in 1831 Professor Henslow, who importantly was ...
Mar 18, 2023 · The Botanic Garden in Cambridge is not only the most beautiful garden in the city, filled to the brim with rare and exotic plants, it is also one of the major places of scientific study in Cambridge.
Oct 20, 2024 · In 1825 J. S. Henslow, Charles Darwin's teacher at Cambridge, succeeded Martyn as professor of botany and soon realized that a larger site, farther from the centre of Cambridge, was desirable for the Botanic Garden. (fn. 3) In 1831 the University purchased the present site of about 40 acres to the south of the town on the Trumpington Road, and ...
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Trees in the Garden. Trees are either deciduous, shedding leaves at the end of the growing season, or evergreen, having foliage that persists through the year. The foresight of previous CUBG Directors and Curators means we now have an extensive and mature tree collection here in the Garden. In the 1840s, under the direction of John Stevens ...
